System and Human Barriers Specialist

Mekdam Technical Services

Doha Qatar

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in engineering.

Knowledge and/or Experience – I

• 10 years experience in oil and gas industry with broad experience of projects, system, and processes.
• Strong understanding of major accident hazards, barrier management principles (hardware and human barriers, management system elements, safety case, bowtie, and risk management/cumulative risk.
• Experience in developing and implementing barrier integrity management.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards and guidelines related to barrier management (e.g., IOGP Report 544).
• Experience with performance dashboard, computerized maintenance management system, SAP, and typical software used in the management of integrity program.
• Familiar with management system, and management system elements (process) relevant to the management of major accident hazards.

Technical and Business Skills – I

• Strong effective communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Strong technical background, with strong analytical interpretative, constructive thinking, coupled with decision making and reporting skills.
• Skills in project planning, execution, and monitoring, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards.
• Effective time management, self-motivation, and the ability to lead, direct and coordinate efforts with the cross-functional team.
• Willingness to drive improvements in system and process and human elements as well as performance monitoring and dashboard.
• Ability to work as a delegate to Project Manager and provide required guidance and technical support to the team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Key Job Accountabilities – I

• Provide know-how and facilitate in defining project goals, objectives and plans, part of Project Management Team, for the system and human barriers elements of the barrier management project, that will help guide the projects direction and measure its success. Contribute to the development of required project management deliverables.
• Oversee the delivery of project deliverables assigned to maintenance system, maintenance center of expertise, RCM, IT and human barrier owners, and steward its implementation ensuring quality, alignment, and consistency among them.
• Facilitate and coordinate the development or updates of performance standards and relevant process/procedures, establishment of safety critical elements effectiveness framework, readiness of SAP/IT systems, development of barrier effectiveness visualization and cumulative risk dashboard, and effective roll out of barrier management process including competency assurance aspect of the human barriers, adhering to the Companys standards and project governance.
• Collaborate and work with Project Engineering Lead to deliver fit-for-purpose barrier healthiness and cumulative risk visualization and dashboard/app in line with project objectives and specifications.
• Conduct and lead necessary system and human barriers activities in the barrier management framework, establishing clear understanding of the barriers, facilitating effective communication within the project team and with all stakeholders, guiding informed decisions, allocating sufficient resources, and conducting effective monitoring and evaluation of activities, to support overall project objectives.

Key Job Accountabilities – II

• Identify areas of enhancement/improvement in the existing system and human barrier-related processes/systems that ensure sustainability of the process/system when handed over to the base business.
• Collaborate and work with the Project Planning and Control Specialist to develop a proper project progress and reporting plan and examine the project schedule and resource plan, define the activity breakdown level appropriate to the project phase, analyse schedule and identify its critical path, identify and develop mitigation or special schedule allowance or reserve against risks, uncertainties, or constraints.
• Monitor and control the progress of the project, identifying potential risks or issues and implementing necessary actions to keep the project on track.
• Manage, monitor, and coordinate resource utilization to ensure cost-effective project execution. Exercise project control authority to ensure the project is under proper control and complies with relevant company policies and procedures.
• Provide expertise in the system and human barrier management, including liaising with the interface specialists to ensuring technical advisory support to the technical authorities. Perform as subject matter expert in the barrier integrity management. Support in the development of effective handover for implementation (sustainment) of the enhanced barrier management process/system.